Sustainable Growth & Environmental Impact

Indra Nooyi is the former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo (2006-2019); a Fortune 50 company with operations in over 180 countries. Among the most successful and celebrated consumer CEOs in history, ‘Fortune’ magazine named Indra No. 1 on its annual ranking of Most Powerful Women in Business for five consecutive years from 2006 to 2010. In this role, Mrs. Nooyi was the chief architect of Performance with Purpose, PepsiCo’s pledge to do what’s right for the business by being responsive to the needs of the world around us. As part of Performance with Purpose, PepsiCo was focused on delivering sustained growth by making more nutritious products, limiting its environmental footprint and protecting the planet, and empowering its associates and people in the communities it serves. Currently, Mrs. Nooyi is a member of the board of Amazon and sits on the Audit Committee.

Tennis Champion & Entrepreneur

7 Grand Slam titles, 5 Wimbledon championships and 4 Olympic gold medals makes Venus Williams arguably one of the most accomplished and inspiring women in the history of sports. Not only a force on the court, Williams parlayed her fine-tuned business acumen and competitive spirit into three successful business ventures: lifestyle and fashion-forward activewear brand EleVen, full-service commercial and residential interior design firm V Starr, and plant-based protein company Happy Viking. Throughout her career, Williams has been a steadfast advocate for equality. In 2007 she was the catalyst that led Wimbledon to award women players the same pay as their male counterparts, and most recently, she launched an awareness initiative called the #PrivilegeTax in conjunction with EleVen to bring attention to wage inequity. Williams holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Indiana University East and an Associate of Science in Fashion Design from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. More information can be found at www.venuswilliams.com.

Nutrition Science & Policy

A cardiologist and public health expert, Dr. Mozaffarian is Dean and Jean Mayer Professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and Professor of Medicine at Tufts Medical Center/School of Medicine. He has authored more than 400 scientific publications on dietary priorities for obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. He has served in numerous advisory roles including for the US and Canadian governments, American Heart Association, World Health Organization and the UN. In 2016, Thomson Reuters named him one of the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds.

Sustainability in Agriculture, Food and the Environment

Dr. Griffin is Associate Professor and Division Chair – Agriculture, Food and the Environment at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science. In 2018, Dr. Griffin was named as the inaugural recipient of a professorship in Nutrition, Agriculture, and Sustainable Food Systems. He has given more than 800 scientific and public presentations on agriculture and the food system and published 90 peer-reviewed scientific articles across many scientific disciplines. Prior to coming to the Friedman School, he served as Lead Scientist/Agronomist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service.

Dietitian and Nutrition Innovation

A dietitian and nutrition innovation expert, Marissa Epstein is the Director of The University of Texas Nutrition Institute. Her work and teaching focuses on catalyzing innovation with evidence-based nutrition science to bring consumers healthy eating solutions in everyday life. Previously, Marissa was Associate Director of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative leading nutrition initiatives for The White House. She was also the Administrative Director of Health Education Engagement and Promotion at Stanford’s Health Care and taught courses in nutrition innovation at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

Sustainable Growth & Distribution

Brian’s depth of expertise across nearly every operating function of a consumer company has allowed him to build powerful brands at all growth stages across multiple consumer sectors. Brian was President & CEO and a Director at Keurig Green Mountain from 2012-2018. He drove innovation to expand the company’s products to more than 27 million households. He transformed the company by organically adding more than 50 brands to the Keurig system, growing the company’s value from $3.6 billion to $14 billion and then selling the company to JAB. Before selling Keurig Green Mountain, Brian joined the Coca-Cola Company in 2007 where he ultimately became President of North American operations with more than 70,000 employees.

Consumer Services, Hospitality & CPG Industries

Brian joined the HumanCo Advisory Board to support its strategic investment in the better-for-you hospitality space (True Food Kitchen) and a portfolio of disruptive, clean-label CPG brands. Brian’s expertise in the consumer services and hospitality verticals led to significant shareholder value creation during his two-decades plus career. At Trian Partners, Brian helped lead multiple core investments including Intercontinental Hotel Group PLC, Tiffany & Co. and Wendy’s/Inspire Brands to name a few and has been an instrumental partner providing hands-on support for strategic, operational, financial and ESG matters to C-suite managers. Brian has served the boards of Inspire Brands, Wendy’s, Wendy’s/Arby’s Group and Meridian Audio, and started his relationship with HumanCo’s founders in 2014 as a co-investor of Hu Chocolate.